How might workers prove skills gained through informal apprenticeships?
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Brazil, South America
WS02337
Competence is often real but invisible to employers because certificates measure course completion rather than performance. Practical assessments, portable evidence, and trusted local validators could improve matching without forcing workers into expensive retraining. The opportunity is intentionally human-scale: a cooperative, clinic, workshop, school, or municipal team could pilot it within one locality and measure outcomes before expanding. Mathematical modeling can help with allocate uncertainty, incentives, or resource constraints; entrepreneurship can turn a reliable workflow into a viable service.